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Invitation

Invitation from directly overhead

Invitation is an artwork in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Spook Hill stands 233 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Quercus Familius, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Falls Road passes 0.3 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Material: wood

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Coordinates39.38926, -76.65473

0.3 mi off the Falls Road
1.4 mi off the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
3.9 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
7.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks

Quercus Familius: 0.1 mi
Terrapin Station: 0.8 mi
The Passage: 1.8 mi
Tiger: 2.1 mi
Untitled: 2.2 mi

Historic sites

Foundation: 0.4 mi
Foundation: 0.4 mi
Historic Barn: 0.4 mi
Brick Pile: 0.5 mi
COVID=19: 0.9 mi

Parks

Millstone Park at Roland Run: 0.9 mi
Jones Falls Greenway: 1.2 mi
Jones Falls Greenway: 1.2 mi
Jones Falls Greenway: 1.2 mi
Bonnie View Park: 1.3 mi

Museums

Boys' Latin School of Military History Museum: 1.5 mi
Fire Museum of Maryland: 3.0 mi
Aigburth Vale: 3.0 mi
Evergreen Museum & Library: 3.3 mi
Maryland State Police Museum: 3.6 mi

Gardens

Senior Garden: 1.5 mi
Kelly Avenue Bridge Garden: 1.6 mi
Mt. Washington Arboretum: 1.6 mi
Middle school garden: 1.7 mi
Mohan Suntha, MD, MBA Reflection Garden: 2.3 mi

Nature reserves

Creekside at Quarry Lake: 1.8 mi
Ridervale Park: 2.1 mi
Nature conservation easement: 3.3 mi
Mays Chapel Village Open Space: 4.3 mi
Chapel Gate Open Space: 4.4 mi

Attractions51

COVID-19 Memorial: 0.9 mi
Opossum House: 0.9 mi
The Ruxton Playhouse: 1.3 mi
Mt Washington Octagon: 1.4 mi
The Cloisters: 1.7 mi

Peaks29

Abell Ridge: 1.9 mi
Bend Hill: 3.5 mi
Prospect Hill: 4.1 mi
Westridge: 4.5 mi
Midridge: 4.6 mi

Picnic sites18

Etting Park: Hope Garden: 6.0 mi
Nordic Grove: 7.1 mi
Timber Tent: 7.3 mi
Pecos Tent: 7.3 mi
Pickall Area: 9.1 mi

Cliffs9

Old Quarry: 6.3 mi
Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 6.3 mi
Loch Raven Cliffs: 6.8 mi
Setters Formation: 7.7 mi
Quarry (former): 11.3 mi

Waterfalls5

Round Falls: 4.9 mi
failed mill dam: 6.7 mi
Cascade Falls: 11.6 mi
McKeldin Falls: 12.7 mi
Kilgore Falls: 24.2 mi

Beaches5

Miami Beach: 16.3 mi
Dog Beach: 22.4 mi
Belcamp Beach: 23.0 mi
Herald Harbor Beach 1: 24.0 mi
Gibson Island Beach: 24.5 mi

Springs3

Mountain Pass Spring: 4.4 mi
Crises Spring: 4.5 mi
Marble Springs: 6.5 mi

Ghost towns1

Daniels: 10.0 mi

Lighthouses1

Hawkins Point Light: 14.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Invitation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Spook Hill	N 349°	233 m	17.4 mi
Ivy Hill	NNW 348°	200 m	4.9 mi
Oregon Ridge	NNW 346°	191 m	7.0 mi
Chestnut Hill	SW 229°	169 m	10.0 mi
The Bunker	WNW 290°	157 m	13.3 mi
Abell Ridge	NE 37°	155 m	1.9 mi
Satyr Hill	E 80°	151 m	6.0 mi
Cherry Hill	ENE 61°	149 m	12.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:11	18:43	19:19
June solstice	05:41	19:57	20:38
September equinox	06:55	18:30	19:05
December solstice	07:24	16:05	16:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	35	37	44	55	64	73	78	75	68	57	48	39

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cylburn, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7147566506

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